L. Raymond Fennell

Leslie Raymond Fennell (December 27, 1893[1] in Roland, Manitoba – August 29, 1986 in Port Hope, Ontario[2]) was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba as a Liberal-Progressive from 1953 to 1958.[1]

The son of S. E. Fennell and Beatrice May DeLong, he was educated in Roland. He served in World War I, and subsequently worked as a cash grain broker. In 1922, Fennell married Mary Marjorie Douglas; they had daughters Beatrice Carolyn, Nancy Lois, and Leslie Roberta Fennell. He was a member of the Board of Governors of the Winnipeg Grain Exchange, and was mayor of Fort Garry, then a suburban municipality independent of Winnipeg, from 1946 to 1953.[2]

He was elected to the Manitoba legislature in the 1953 provincial election in the constituency of St. Boniface.[1] This was a two-member constituency at the time, and Fennell defeated Cooperative Commonwealth Federation candidate David Turner for the second seat. He served as a backbench supporter of Douglas Campbell's government during his time in the legislature.

The Liberal-Progressives lost to the Progressive Conservatives in the 1958 election, and Fennell lost to future Premier of Manitoba Sterling Lyon[1] by 1,323 votes in the redistributed constituency of Fort Garry. He returned to municipal politics and served as mayor of Fort Garry again from 1960 to 1967.[2]

In 1973, Fennell moved to Port Hope, Ontario. He later died there at the age of 92.[2]